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Genomics, structural
The study of the proteome, the three-dimensional structures of all of the proteins produced by a species. In the Human Genome Project, the sequence of all the DNA in our genome was largely deciphered. Structural genomics aims to achieve a…
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- Chondromalacia patellae The patellofemoral syndrome (PFS), the most common cause of chronic knee pain. PFS characteristically causes…
- Disease, Lobstein's Osteogenesis imperfecta type I. An inherited, generalized connective tissue disorder featuring bone fragility…
- Catalyst A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction but is not consumed or altered in the process. Catalysts are…
- Blot, Northern A technique in molecular biology, used mainly to separate and identify pieces of RNA. Called a Northern blot…
- Insulin Insulin: A natural hormone made by the pancreas that controls the level of the sugar glucose in the blood…
- Francis Crick See: Crick, Francis
- Metered dose inhaler See: Metered-dose inhaler
- Ulocarcinoma Cancer of the gums. It is often associated with the use of smokeless (chewing) tobacco. Diagnosis is by…
- Osteochondrosis Any disease that affects the progress of bone growth by killing bone tissue. Osteochondrosis is seen only in…
- Pre-sleep dream Also called a hypnagogic hallucination, this type of dream is characteristically vivid and occurs as one is…
- Molecules, recombinant DNA A combination of DNA molecules of different origin that are joined using recombinant DNA technology